“Klahowya” has White folks written all over it
There’s no equally or more reasonable explanation for the loss of the /m/ from ɬax̣á(w)yam.
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1896: About an Arapaho
I’m fairly confident the Chinook words “quoted” here were put into the mouth of the Salish man who is mentioned…
Kamloops + other residential schools, as reported to Native people in Chinook (Part 6: Williams Lake, 1895)
Today, we hear from the little-known mini-newspaper, the Williams Lake (BC) Sugarcane Tintin (“Sugarcane Bell”).
Bodies of water in northern Chinuk Wawa
Here’s some cool relief from the PNW heatwave going on right now 🙂
1906: Grindrod’s new boat
An immigrant from England to southern Puget Sound named his ferry boat in Chinook Jargon…
More humor in Chinuk Wawa: Lost dog?
To be fair, this one’s an example of oldtime humor that might not be so great for everyone nowadays.
The 13-moons calendar in Chinuk Wawa
Here’s a northern Chinook Jargon lunar calendar from JMR Le Jeune’s 1924 book, “Chinook Rudiments”:
1904: Grandma Hawk sings Chinook by request
I wonder whether “Grandma Hawk” was Sarah Ann Isobelle Griffith Hawk(s) (1832-1916)?
October 1894: “Our Monthly Budget” (Part 2 of 3 — Victor’s letter)
Now, read a companion to Yves Le Jeune’s letter that we saw in Part 1… #2: Wixt iht pipa chako kanamokst ukuk pipa, iaka cim ‘Yet another letter came along with that letter,… Continue reading
Chinook Jargon in the news: Who is Louis Creek named after?
Hollie Ferguson has written an excellent regional news item about a respected kúkpi7 (chief) who spoke and wrote Chinuk Wawa.